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Suspected bomb hoax threats force fresh evacuations of Italian schools

Verified: 82 outlets in 36 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 2 of them from Italy. More than 300 evacuated, according to 7 outlets.

📍 Italy, IT·🕐 15m ago·82 outlets

Schools across Italy have received bomb threats for the second day in a row, sparking fresh panic and evacuations.

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✓ Verified · 82 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Evacuated · 2 figures, newest first: more than 3007 outlets: independent.co.uk, saharareporters.com +5· latest Nov 11, 7:50 PM UTC
Italy evacuates at least 300 schools after emailed bomb threats ↗; 3121 outlet: beninwebtv.com· latest Nov 11, 5:09 PM UTC
Europe: 312 schools evacuated in Italy after bomb threats ↗

The story so far · 97 reports · · 36 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 11:22 AM UTC

2 outlets from Italy, where the story is: ANSA, Wanted in Rome · how we count

Nov 11, 10:29 AM UTCFirst report
Bomb threat at dozens of schools in Italy following anonymous email ansa.it ↗
Nov 11, 10:54 AM UTC+26 min
Mass UK school evacuations after hundreds of bomb threats warn 'death is near'mirror.co.uk ↗
Nov 11, 10:59 AM UTC+31 min
Hundreds of schools in Italy evacuated after receiving bomb threats france24.com ↗
Nov 12, 1:23 PM UTC+27 h
Some 1,800 schools get new bomb threats, govt says don't evacuate ansa.it (again) ↗
Nov 12, 1:42 PM UTC+27 h
More than 1,800 Italian schools targeted by new hoax bomb alerts aljazeera.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 2:32 PM UTC+28 h
Fresh threats as Italy says no need to evacuate schools straitstimes.com (again) ↗
Nov 12, 3:32 PM UTC+29 h· you’re reading this
Suspected bomb hoax threats force fresh evacuations of Italian schoolsbbc.co.uk ↗

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[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2 and 3 cover the same wave of Italian school bomb-hoax threats; Report 4 is a roundup that also claims over 300 Northern Ireland schools were threatened, which conflicts with the Italy-focuse

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